How did you become a Buddhist monk? Why?

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How did you become a Buddhist monk? Why?

Answer:

by: Venerable Nicolas Thanissaro

My decision to become a Buddhist monk happened gradually over the space
of about ten years - it started with an interest in meditation and
continued with the decision to reside in a monastery full-time. The
actual becoming a monk happened in a ceremony called an 'ordination'
which took only an hour! I became a monk because I feel that meditation
and learning about Buddhism is the most important thing in my life -
being a monk allows me to spend a lot of time on these two activities
(both learning and teaching) without anyone criticising me for it.